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    Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – c. October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He created the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system and B programming language.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Dennis-M-RitchieDennis M. Ritchie | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    May 1, 2024 · Dennis M. Ritchie (born September 9, 1941, Bronxville, Eastchester, New York, U.S.—found dead October 2011, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) was an American computer scientist and co-winner of the 1983 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science.

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2011/10/14 › technologyDennis Ritchie, 70, Dies, Programming Trailblazer - The New ...

    Oct 14, 2011 · Besides his brother Bill, of Alexandria, Va., Mr. Ritchie is survived by another brother, John, of Newton, Mass., and a sister, Lynn Ritchie of Hexham, England.

  6. www.computerhistory.org › profile › dennis-ritchieDennis Ritchie - CHM

    May 29, 2024 · Dennis Ritchie was born in Bronxville, New York, in 1941. He graduated from Harvard University with degrees in physics and applied mathematics and with a PhD in mathematics (1968). His contributions to computing span four decades and have had global impact.

  7. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › dennis-ritchieDennis Ritchie Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

    Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie was born on September 9, 1941, in Bronxville, an affluent suburb of New York City, U.S., to Alistair E. Ritchie and Jean McGee Ritchie. He grew up with two brothers, Bill and John, and a sister, Lynn.

  8. www.thecrimson.com › 5 › 27Dennis Ritchie '63, The Man Behind Your Technology

    May 27, 2013 · MAN BEHIND THE SCREEN. Ritchie was fascinated by naked mole rats and hated wearing ties. He had a dry sense of humor and was known to pull pranks on colleagues at Bell Labs. Kernighan recalled ...

  9. www.bell-labs.com › unix-history › ritchiebioThe Creation of the UNIX Operating System: Dennis Ritchie ...

    Dennis M. Ritchie. 1941 -- Born in Bronxville, N.Y. 1963 -- Graduates from Harvard University with a B.S. in Physics. 1968 -- Receives from Harvard University a Ph.D. in mathematics. 1967 -- Joins Bell Labs, following his father, Alistair E. Ritchie, who had a long career there.